Jake Peterson is Lifehacker’s Tech Editor, and has been covering tech news and how-tos for nearly a decade. His team covers all things technology, including AI, smartphones, computers, game consoles, ...

Jake Peterson is Lifehacker’s Tech Editor, and has been covering tech news and how-tos for nearly a decade. His team covers all things technology, including AI, smartphones, computers, game consoles, ...

Parenting in the digital age can be stressful and demands a lot from parents. The Family Online Safety Institute (FOSI) recently released its annual Online Safety Survey that discovered almost 50 per ...

Google on Wednesday announced a series of updates for its parental control software Google Family Link and a plan to test new machine-learning techniques to estimate users’ ages so it could apply more ...

Tech companies should be responsible for verifying the ages of their users. Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best ...

With all the buzz over the new Nintendo Wii and Sony PlayStation 3, there's been little mention of one new feature available in both game consoles: Tucked into the interface of each are ...

You're currently following this author! Click to unsubscribe from email alerts. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Dustin Kirkland, vice president of engineering at Chainguard. It ...

App timers, screen time limits and new restrictions on the Google Play Store are the company's solution to concerns about child safety online. Google is joining the slew of tech companies amping up ...

In January, chief executives of the top social media companies went before Congress to answer questions about online child exploitation. Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, turned around during the hearing ...

Microsoft has designed Windows 8 to make parental monitoring and control of children’s computer activities simpler and more effective, the company said on Monday. In Windows 8, parents can receive a ...